other and keep moving on," said father john vakulskas, jeannie vakulskas' cousin. those words echoed through st. joseph's catholic church wednesday morning. dozens of people gathered to reflect on the life of a pioneer... jeanne vakulskas. "she had a footprint on the fire department being the first female firefighter in sioux city and she set a standard for everybody else that came on," said mark roth, a lieutenant with the sioux city fire department. vakulskas joined the fire department in 1985, a career she dedicated her life to for 22 years. while a fire engine was parked outside during her funeral mass, firefighters sat together in the corner of the church. it was a reflection of the brotherhood she was accepted into. "she was just very compassionate," said sioux city fire chief tom everett. "she had a unique ability to be able to connect with people and really make them comfortable in some of the worst situations that they'd ever experience." those who knew vakulskas say her greatest accomplishment was her three sons. "i don't even know if it's hit me yet, because it just doesn't seem real that she's gone," said dan plathe, vakulskas' son. "i feel

want to go up and talk to her right now and it just hurts." through tears, as well as, happier memories, vakulskas' sons dan, jerry and lee saw those who their mother touched through her service to the community. "i don't know if i will ever be able to top what she did," said lee hansen, vakulskas' youngest son. "but it definitely helps me want to be better, how she cared for people." with all the recognition vakulskas earned, her family says she was never the one to brag about the impact she had. "her legacy will live on forever," said jerry plathe, vakulskas' oldest son. "and you know only us boys are boastful of that. you know like i said, she was very modest but it's us boys that are probably the proudest." and, as long as her family, and friends, remember her, jeanne vakulskas's legacy will live forever.>> there was a quote posted in jeanne vakulska's funeral program... it read, quote "those we love don't go away, they

that message was seen by family and friends throughout the room. matt? thanks tiffany. investigators have released the name of the person who was found dead following a fire, in spencer, iowa, over the weekend. 44-year-old julie bennett was the occupant of the trailer home at 317 w. 18th that caught fire saturday afternoon. after putting out the flames, firefighters found her body. investigators say the fire was caused by flammable items located too close to a space heater. police in mitchell, south dakota, say five people have been arrested following a home invasion and armed robbery in yankton, tuesday night. police received a report of an attempted home invasion in the 12- hundred block of cedar street at about ten- thirty. the homeowner was able to scare the three individuals off, but about an hour later, the residents reported being robbed at gunpoint. police determined the two incidents were related and that the homeowners were targeted by the suspects. the mitchell daily republic

suspects were later arrested in mitchell when police spotted their vehicle. the newspaper says police found three other suspects after a pickup was reportedly stolen in the mitchell area. all five suspects face robbery charges in yankton county. they include: demil spears, devonjae strong, jo thomas and derrell williamson, all of chicago... and hailee rae flores of parkston, south dakota. the only person arrested in connection with a home invasion, in sioux city, will be arraigned on new year's eve. 21-year-old austin cummings of sioux city faces four charges connected to the robbery and assault that terrorized a sioux city woman, and her sons, back on december 7th. police say cummings was one of two men who entered the home of jodi blackwell in the 26- hundred block of south alice street about three a-m monday. the men asked for drugs and money. police say the victims believe they had the wrong house. blackwell's 19-year-old son was tied up and beaten with a crowbar while blackwell was held at gunpoint. the thieves took multiple video game systems, a tv and cell phone.

others are in the hospital, after an afternoon car crash in buena vista county, iowa. the buena vista cocoty sheriff says the two vehicles collided head-on on highway 7 near the raccoon river bridge, which is west of newell. two adults were pronounced dead at the scene, but authorities haven't released their names. two others were taken to the buena vista regional medical center, in storm lake, with non-life threatening injuries. everyone wants to know if we're going to have a white christmas. for that, we'll toss it over to meteorologis t ben dorenbach. weather ad-lib after a wet/soggy (and yes i'll say it, miserable!) wednesday, things will dry up briefly tonight with some partial clearing too before tomorrow morning. that t when a

southwest and delivers a few snow showers during the morning and midday hours christmas eve. no, it won't be a major winter storm by any means (but stand by and keep reading), but some places including sioux city could see a snow dusting by tomorrow afternoon. see graphics. as santa's elves work around the clock to get ready for christmas, we found another toy shop in an unusual location. ktiv's sheila brummer traveled to springfield, south dakota for the story.

program at the prison started making toys five-years ago. :37 it. then we do air brushing to put more detail into it. :43 we make pay loaders, trains and puzzles they put a lot of effort into it," said alan mudder, shop foreman. five-hundred toys created for that first season. and, double this december. good to use 1:49 "the toys are usually given out christmas time. but, if someononhas a fire we'll have the churures and they'll tell us about a family we'll give out toys at that time as well," said deputy warden, jennifer stanwick. (there are shots of all the things below) toys, like a john deere tractor, a hand-crafted castle detailed duck. all, amazingly made from cast-off materials, scraps of wood. 1:11 "we don't throw anything. we don't want to throw away anything, because that's something we can give back to the community at no cost," said bringman. giving back from behininprison walls, and spreading cheer for the holidd for both sides. :18 "it makes you feel good to make other people feel good. it kind of makes you feel like you're doing something right for once." in springfield, south dakota, sheila brummer, ktiv news 4.

prisoners in springfield, south dakota also refurbish bikes for kids. the program started 10 years ago. back then, the inmates worked on 35 to 40 bicycles. they tear them apart, sandblast the parts, put them back together, then paint them. this year, a dozen guys redid about 1,300 bicycles. :48 we get a lot of letters back from kids and family from people who appreciate them." 1:15: the inmates get a sense of worth putting these bikes out for the kids. they really do. they really enjoy it" the bikes go to non- prorots, churches and police departments. prty much anyone who asks with a need. and, the parts the inmates can't use, also get recycled. some inmates actually turn to knitting. this year, they partnered with goodwill of the great plains to help with the annual shoe and mitten drive. yarn is donated from local churches and goodwill, and the inmates knit hundreds of hats and scarves. still to come...

law view and it's all about wills and trusts. see what happens to your money or property if a relative owes someone else money. >

after a wewesoggy (and yes i'll say it, miserable!) ) dnesday, things will dry up p iefly tonight with some partial clearing too before tomorrow morning. that is when a weak, but strong enough disturbance moves in from the southwest and delivers a few snow showers during the morning and midday hours christmas eve. no, it won't be a major winter storm by any means (but stand by and keep reading), but some places including sioux city could see a snow dusting by tomorrow afternoon. as santa makes his visit tomorrow night/christmas day, weather conditions will be relatively quiet before our next chance of a rain/snow mix late christmas day y d the day after which could drop an inch or two more of the white stuff in some areas especially up north. after an off day sunday from seeing any precipitation, another chance of snow arrives

monday/tuesday.

the federal budget just passed by congress includes 600 billion dollars in tax breaks for a number of industries. they agreed to allow u-s companies to sell crude oil overseas - in exchange for tax breaks on solar and wind energy. but some in washington say - we can no longer afford 14 billion in tax breaks over the next ten years for wind energy. there are wind turbines spinning in 39 states, providing about five percent of the country's electricity. the energy department says producing power with natural gas and coal may be less expensive - but wind is cleaner. still to come... wills and trusts.

one of your relatives owes someone else money?

in our last edition of "law review" we covered wills and trusts. they help divide your assets after you die. but, what happens to that money, or property, if a relative owes someone e se momoy? that's the focus of "law review."

usually it's in the context of a judgment, or maybe it's child support, that money can be used to pay off that debt," said goosmann. "frequently we'll see different things garnished. in this instance, it was an inheritance. it might be your paycheck, or your bank accountntreally, it's any ststam of money coming t tyou as the debtor that could be used to pay off that debt." "if i'm the debtor, my next question is 'is there a limit to the amount of my money that the entity can garnish?'" breen asked. "there is, matt," goosmann said. "but, it's going to depend on the entity that's doing the garnishment. child support has higher limits. there are different limits state by state, as well as, on the federal level. it depends on how much money you make on an annual basis." "can your employer fire you if your being garnished?" asked breen.

garnishment, but if you have more than one garnishment, you are at risk as an employee," goosmann said. "if it becomes too much of an administrative burden for your employer they may let you go." >> brad's here -- iowa and iowa state had good wins last night. the cyclones had another nail-biter but managed to beat a ranked team. we'll hear from steve prohm and fran mccaffery. and, a player born with just one hand -- gets the first basket of his college career. sports

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announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. winning on the road is never easy in big-time college basketball. beating a top-25 team is doubly difficult, but iowa state managed to do it last night against number-22 cincinnati. the cyclones needed a last second shot to win. coach steve prohm had a 7-point lead at halftime. the cyclones got the lead to 13 -- but found themselves down by one with under :20 seconds to go. abdel nader got open the corner and hit the three- pointer -- giving iowa state a two-point lead. cincy got the ball back with :11 seconds to go and got three shots off -- but none of them would fall and iowa state survived, 81-79. iowa state improves to 10 and 1 after the clutch road win. "i just thought our focus was so different," said head coach steve prohm. "i think if you watch us play saturday and today

about us and that's how it needs to be going forward." "when we kept getting punched in the mouth, we kept answering and at the end of the game i feel like it really showed our character of our coaches and our playererand out bench," said senior geroges niang. "what we really stand for is never giving up and keep fighting until the end an i think we did that and we came out victorius." iowa state is off until next wednesday when they host coppin state. the hawkeyes closed out their non-conference schedule with an 85-63 win over tennessee tech last night to improve to 9-3. south sioux city grad mike gesell had ten assists as iowa built a 22-point halftime lead. peter jok led the scoring wi 21 points in 21 minutes, while walk-on nicholas baer added 19. gesell only took three shots -- but also only had two turnovers in 27 minutes. team so you need a point guard that's mccaffery. "i thought his head was up, he was throwing it. he had ten assists, he could have had more because he was loading people up, we had really good shots. other than we quick shot it a thought our shot selection was

iowa's next game is tuesday when they open big ten play at home against top-ranked michigan state. some late scores from last night. northern iowa lost in hawaii, 68-52. jeremy morgan had 13 points for the panthers, who fall to 7-3. uni plays washington state at 10-30 tonight. the south dakota men lost in vegas to unlv, 103 to 68. the runnin' rebels made18 three pointers and the coyotes fell to 7-6. usd will play florida gulf coast on monday in sioux falls. before coming to iowa state -- football coach matt campbell built a team at toledo that won ten games this season. he's bringing most of that staff with him to isu. eli rasheed has been hired as iowa state's defensive line coach. he's the eighth former toledo assistant on campbell's staff. rasheed spent the last seven years at toledo -- as the rockets ranked among the top teams in the mac in rushing defense and scoring defense. campbell also added former toledo strength and conditioning coach rudy wade to his staff today. there was a nice moment last

basketball. florida sophomore zach hodskins scored the first basket of his collegiate career. it wasn't really a game changing moment... until you realize hodskins was was born without the lower half of his left arm. with the game already decided, hodskins, scored on an impressive drive -- while being fouled. the six-foot-four r lk-on helped the gatoto win the e me by 24 points.

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